title: Tracheocele; a case of rare clinical entity.
abstract: Tracheocele is a herniation of the tracheal mucous membrane and it is rarely reported in the literature. It may be a congenital defect or an acquired lesion. Traumas, high pressure injuries, long lasting tracheostomy, obstructive tracheal diseases, recurrent infections of the mucous glands of the trachea with subsequent ductal obstruction and dilatation may play a role at the etiology. The best diagnostic procedures are endoscopic examination and computed tomography. The management of acquired tracheocele is primarily conservative, but surgical intervention may be indicated for symptomatic cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ministery of Health Ankara Dişkapi Yildirim Beyazit Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Rasih
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yazkan
authors.forename: Berkant
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ozpolat
authors.forename: Hikmet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Firat
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006547:Hernia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology*; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents